3.0.0 521 2021-04-19T14:48:44Z 2021-04-19T14:48:44Z House H HR 2013-02-06 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California:H.R. 521.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates[Page H414]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2013-04-23T15:38:49Z Referred to 2013-02-06T14:00:44Z Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of 2013 113 1087 S 2013-06-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2013-04-23 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Committee 2013-02-06 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2013-02-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-02-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11] GEORGE MILLER D CA 11 N B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2013-03-14 False G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2013-03-14 False S001177 Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] Gregorio Sablan D MP Kilili Camacho 0 2013-03-14 False P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2013-03-14 False B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2013-03-14 False L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2013-04-12 False S001191 Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 9 2013-04-17 False P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2013-05-06 False H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2013-05-15 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2013-06-03 False G000571 Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] Tulsi Gabbard D HI 2 2013-07-10 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2013-07-10 False L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 2013-07-11 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2013-09-09 False B001281 Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] Joyce Beatty D OH 3 2013-09-25 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2014-02-11 False H001047 Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] James Himes D CT A. 4 2014-04-04 False L000570 Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] Ben Lujan D NM R. 3 2014-04-28 False S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2014-04-28 False T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 5 2014-05-06 False Education Academic performance and assessments Computers and information technology Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Educational technology and distance education Elementary and secondary education Higher education Performance measurement Public-private cooperation School administration Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2013-02-06 Introduced in House 2013-02-19T22:04:27Z Transforming Education through Technology Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to strengthen state and local technological infrastructure and professional development that supports digital learning.

Allocates grant funds among states in proportion to each state's share of school improvement funds under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965.

Requires states to use at least 90% of their grant to award subgrants to LEAs.

Requires LEAs to use: (1) at least 40% of those funds to support the acquisition of technology that addresses their technology infrastructure and access needs, and (2) at least 35% of those funds for professional development for digital learning.

Allows states to form purchasing consortia with other states, and allows LEAs to form purchasing consortia with other LEAs, to carry out grant and subgrant activities, including the purchase of technology.

Technology for Tomorrow Fund - Directs the Secretary to award renewable, competitive grants to eligible partnerships to improve student achievement, academic growth, and college-and-career readiness through the use of technology and digital learning.

Defines an "eligible partnership" as a partnership that includes at least one state or LEA and at least one LEA or educational service agency, institution of higher education, nonprofit or community-based organization, or business or for-profit organization.

Requires partnerships to use their grants to carry out activities that utilize technology and digital learning to promote: (1) personalized, individualized instruction; (2) improvements in teacher and school leader preparation, professional development, knowledge, skills, practice, and professional capacity; (3) students' equitable access to high-quality curriculum, instruction, assessments, technology, and digital learning; and (4) educational efficiency and productivity.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish partnership performance measures, (2) contract with an outside entity to evaluate the grant program and identify effective practices for improving student outcomes, (3) disseminate and provide technical assistance to LEAs and states on best practices in utilizing technology and digital learning for student advancement, and (4) ensure that the Department of Education applies those best practices to other innovation fund programs.

]]> Transforming Education through Technology Act Short Titles as Introduced Transforming Education through Technology Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Technology for Tomorrow Fund Display Title Transforming Education through Technology Act Official Title as Introduced To award grants to encourage State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools to utilize technology to improve student achievement and college-and-career readiness, the skills of teachers and school leaders, and the efficiency and productivity of education systems at all levels. Introduced in House 2013-02-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr521ih/xml/BILLS-113hr521ih.xml 2013-04-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.